HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-28-21 Public Comment - J. & G. Bummer - Lazarwicz AnnexationTo: City of Bozeman Department of Community Development
Attn: Tom Rogers
From: Gary and Juliana Bummer
5889 Staffanson Rd
RE: Reference Application #20365
Proposed Lazarewicz major Subdivision
To Whom it may concern,
I have seen a few documents on the proposed development of the 40 Acre parcel
( S16, T02 S, R05 E, C.O.S. 1376, ACRES 40.58, REMAINDER TRACT )
and have a few concerns to be logged in the record.
1) Creation of a high density subdivision in an area characterized and surrounded with
low density historical subdivisions, that is “land locked” from adequate road infrastructure
to support heavy vehicle traffic associated with its density and construction.
2) Added traffic load will increase over an order of magnitude times 2.
Existing support roads for the approximately 20 households / ~40 vehicles with ~2-5 round
trips per day (maybe 80-200 daily uses) . Adding and additional 345 units with a
minimum of 2 vehicles adds 690 (or more) with similar usage rates adds 1380-3450…
This also fails to address the heavy equipment traffic that will traverse our roads.
It is extremely unlikely the construction efforts will repair that damage. And we
will still have 3500 some extra traffic events that will attempt to turn left onto Hwy 345.
3) Of the infrastructure needs that need to be brought in, Power, Water, Sewer, probably telephone
and Cable services, why is this project exempt from the necessity of adequate road access
to Huffine lane as a necessary prerequisite for site access and construction.
4) Light pollution. What documentation is there on light spillage. The roundabout at
Cottonwood and Stucky roads is case study in over lighting and failure to control
excess/unnecessary lighting that spills off the roads and across adjacent property.
There are no enforceable guarantees.
5) Safety issues: With the additional traffic comes personal safety of the residents and pets
of the “low-density” subdivisions who have occupied this area for 40+ years.
6) A note on the planning documents states:
“All Traffic of this high-density subdivions will be funneled through Loyal Gardens and the
Minor Subdivision No. 498.”
In reality, it will have connecting access through Staffanson 1 and Staffanson 2 subdivisions
as well and unless there is a permanent barrier, there will be a lot of unwelcome traffic
in these adjoining subdivisions as well.
In Conclusion:
The proposed subdivision Application #20365 will have a detrimental effect on Loyal
Gardens, Minor Subdivision 498, as well as Staffanson Subdivisions 1 and 2, and should be
denied.
- Gary Bummer
- Juliana Bummer